From January 26, 1977, to September 18, 1983, George Meegan of Great Britain walked from Ushuaia, at the southern tip of South America, to Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, covering 30 600 km. In meters per second, what was the magnitude of his average velocity during that time period?

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Q: you walk from your house to a local coffee shop to get an espresso. You average  a speed of 2.4 m/s…

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Q: Nerve impulses in a human body travel at a speed of about 100 m/s. Suppose a person accidentally…

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Q: An object, at time equal zero, has a velocity of 2.0 m/s and constant acceleration of 3.08 m/s². How…

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Distance and Speed

The speed, distance and time relation forms the basis of study of motion. You will need these concepts in the study of Mechanics. This concept is applicable for students who are studying the following courses –